Doomed to Die 1940  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds, Melvin Lang, Guy Usher, Tristram Coffin, William Stelling, Catherine Craig, Henry Brandon, Richard Loo, Wilbur Mack, Kenneth Harlan, Gibson Gowland, Maxine Leslie
With help from reporter Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds), ace detective Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) investigates the murder of a shipping magnate and finds more than just murder. Fifth in the Mr. Wong series and the last one starring Karloff. One more would follow: "Phantom of Chinatown."
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East Side Kids 1940  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant, Hal E. Chester, Harris Berger, Frankie Burke, Vince Barnett, Dave O'Brien, Ted Adams, Maxine Leslie
Ex-street gang member, and now detective, Pat O'Day (Leon Ames) helps to keep the East Side Kids from leading a life of crime on the streets on NYC. His immediate task is to save them from a counterfeit gang they are involved with and also free an innocent man from jail.
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Irish Luck 1939 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Dick Purcell, Lillian Elliott, Sheila Darcy, Dennis Moore, James Flavin, Howard M. Mitchell, Maxine Leslie, Ralph Peters
A hotel guest is murdered, and hotel bellhop Buzzy (Frankie Darro) hides the suspect, Kitty (Sheila Darcy), at his house while he and friend Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) find the real killer after a series of misadventures.
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My Son, the Hero 1943  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Patsy Kelly, Roscoe Karns, Joan Blair, Carol Hughes, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Luis Alberni, Joseph Allen, Lois Collier, Jeni Le Gon, Nick Stewart, Hal Price, Al St. John, Maxine Leslie
Con-man "Big Time" Morgan (Roscoe Karns) has lied to his war correspondent son, Michael (Joseph Allen), by telling him he is a wealthy businessman. Now, Michael is coming to visit his father, and "Big Time"–with help from ex-wife Gerty (Patsy Kelly) and prize fighter Kid Slug (Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom)–gets his hands not only a mansion but a family as well, thus increasing his chances of pulling off the deception.
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Overland Mail 1939 N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Addison Randall, Vince Barnett, Jean Joyce, Tristram Coffin, Glenn Strange, George Cleveland, Dennis Moore, Merrill McCormick, Maxine Leslie, James Sheridan, Hal Price
An Indian tribe member is murdered by outlaws. Meanwhile, the destination of Overland Mail riders Jack Mason (Addison Randall) and sidekick Porchy (Vincent Barnett) is being used as the base of operations by a gang of counterfeiters. With help from undercover agents Mary (Jean Joyce) and Duke (Dennis Moore), Jack and Porchy take care of both problems.
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Roar of the Press 1941 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Suzanne Kaaren, Robert Frazer, Harland Tucker, Evalyn Knapp, Dorothy Lee, John Holland, Paul Fix, Maxine Leslie, Betty Compson
Honeymoon plans are put on hold when newspaper reporter Wally Williams (Wallace Ford) begins an investigation into a series of murders that were originally written off as suicides. Within a few days both the bride (Jean Parker) and the groom are kidnapped, but Wally's gangster acquaintances arrive to save the day.
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| 1. Doomed to Die (1940)
2. East Side Kids (1940)
3. Irish Luck (1939)
4. My Son, the Hero (1943)
5. Overland Mail (1939)
6. Roar of the Press (1941)
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